O2 delays IPO citing Brexit uncertainty: Sky News

FILE PHOTO - A woman speaks on her mobile telephone outside an O2 shop in Loughborough, Britain, January 23, 2015. REUTERS/Darren Staples/File Photo - Copyright Darren Staples(Reuters)

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Published on 22/10/2018 - 16:34•Updated 20/04/2024 - 06:16

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(Reuters) - British mobile operator O2, which is owned by Spain's Telefonica <TEF.MC>, is putting its 10 billion pound ($13 billion)initial public offering plans on hold, Sky News reported on Monday.

Britain's second-largest mobile operator had been expected to list on the London Stock Exchange this year, but is postponing the float amid market uncertainty until after Brexit, according to the report https://news.sky.com/story/brexit-fears-force-o2-to-postpone-10bn-flotation-11532431.